Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 18:27:18 EST 2002 | MikeF
At this time we will be hand spraying acrylic, probably using spray cans until we decide on a spray gun or an air brush, and get one ordered. Our volume is too low to even consider an automated system. Our current requirement is on an item designed
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 20 12:56:58 EST 2002 | jasper
In my opinion MPM is superior as far as programming the 2D inspection. It's fast, simple and reliable. The DEK has options like Formflex. The MPM only offers adjustable vacuum box. It's difficult. 2nd hand prices are not similar. We offer used/refurb
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 23 11:16:05 EST 2002 | mark
Transition Automation is offering a unique offline tooling system, which definetely improves the mpm machines compared to dek. Considering the big cost gap between used mpm and dek machines, if you buy mpm, and buy transitions instant fixture upgrad
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 22 13:12:07 EST 2002 | bcceng
Maxtim, the rework stations you mentioned are the lower end low cost units, all great machines. Now days you can get a real deal in the used market on the top of the line models offered in rework stations. There are three rework station that I consid
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 25 12:16:03 EST 2002 | Dragonslayr
I have conducted 2 BGA rework studies over the last 3 years or so. Each time I came to Air-Vac as the prefered machine. I looked at all the models mentioned in the other posts here plus a few more. As a final step in the study I took the actual oper
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 25 20:24:13 EST 2002 | bcceng
Maxtim, Again I have implemented BGA rework in four CM's and the machine that I have selected is the Conceptronics. In contract manufacturing you will have to be prepare to rework from the smallest to the largest boards with lots of ground planes. Co
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 06:53:23 EST 2002 | lloyd
We simply don't allow any 'walkman' type systems to be used by anyone in our factory. It's simply from a health and safety point of view. Think of this scenario: everyone in a department wearing walkmans, a fellow worker in someway gets injured/falls
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 12 00:36:11 EST 2002 | Frank
We had one of these years ago. We had trouble with it recognizing fiducials consistently, but other than that it ran good. This assumes that the left head, which is mechanical centering, is working good. And I believe that the minimum component
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 24 13:02:26 EST 2002 | cnotebaert
Are you sure your custoemr didn't get a little confused with what he saw or was told? When he says optical comparator is he talking about the basic component recognition system? some machines when showing the component (on the CRT) show a template th
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 11:04:39 EST 2003 | slthomas
Bummer. Are you using the EPAC stuff that they recommend, or something else? We used IPA for a while, then changed to a run-of-the-mill stencil cleaning solvent (aliphatic hydrocarbon based, like the EPAC solvent) that's a lot cheaper and does the
